WO2017153924A1 - Appareil pour maintenir et faciliter l'accès à des emballages-coques - Google Patents

Appareil pour maintenir et faciliter l'accès à des emballages-coques Download PDF

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WO2017153924A1
WO2017153924A1 PCT/IB2017/051347 IB2017051347W WO2017153924A1 WO 2017153924 A1 WO2017153924 A1 WO 2017153924A1 IB 2017051347 W IB2017051347 W IB 2017051347W WO 2017153924 A1 WO2017153924 A1 WO 2017153924A1
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Jithin AMBUJAN
Abhilash Balasubramanian
Rajesh Mishra
Vikrant MESTA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0445—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills all the articles being stored in individual compartments
    • B65D83/0463—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills all the articles being stored in individual compartments formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2215/00—Child-proof means
    • B65D2215/02—Child-proof means requiring the combination of simultaneous actions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/38—Drawer-and-shell type containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D75/325—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil
    • B65D75/327—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil and forming several compartments

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  • the present invention generally relates to a compliance-pack. More particularly, the invention pertains to a compliance-pack incorporating a child resistant (CR) and senior friendly (SF) accessibility of contents therein.
  • CR child resistant
  • SF senior friendly
  • Encapsulated medicines and non-medicinal items for human consumption come wrapped in blister-packs.
  • Such blister-packs usually provide child resistant (CR) and senior friendly (SF) features.
  • CR child resistant
  • SF senior friendly
  • US20040045858, US7617935, US6460693, US20090184023, US20110114512, US6789677, US7588149, and US7591372 describe blister packs with snap-locks that can be squeezed from both ends simultaneously and the blister can be pulled out.
  • the blister strips in these examples is usually not allowed to be completely pulled out from the blister packs.
  • the blister packs can be either paper or plastic.
  • these examples describe a complicated design and require skills which may not be available with senior-citizens, especially with senior citizens having impaired physical, cognitive skills, poor eyesight, and dexterity related issues.
  • US20120160726, US20040256277, US8365916, US20120267261, and US20070261984, describe containers or housings for one or more blister strips with clip locking mechanism that can be pressed to obtain the blister strip.
  • the containers also have the mechanism to prevent the blister-strip from being pulled put completely.
  • compliance-packs/containers usually exhibit a complicated architecture and incur substantially-high manufacturing costs. More- specifically, the manufacturing of such containers indispensably requires plastic-materials.
  • US7959005 describes a blister container made of cardboard.
  • the container enables consumption of a tablet from a blister strip in an orderly manner, which is achieved by a stopper that allows the blister strip to come out in an orderly pattern.
  • the tablet from a blister shell is removed when the blister shell is aligned with predefined recess on an outer pack.
  • the stopper is designed such that it obstructs the blister shell which has the tablet filled in it.
  • the blister shell gets compressed and passes through the stopper. This enables the blister strip to be pulled out till a blister shell includes a tablet.
  • the container is formed by folding the cardboard and using adhesive bonding for securely closing two sides and keeping open two sides for pulling out blister strip and/or replacing a new blister strip.
  • the container is then packed in a package made of cardboard for enclosing the entire- arrangement of the blister strip and the blister container.
  • US8869984 describes a packaging structure in which the blister strip/pack is bonded using an adhesive to a blister pack retainer.
  • the blister pack retainer is then enclosed in a slidable-cover.
  • the slidable-cover and the blister pack retainer includes tab portions which cooperate to restrain the blister pack retainer from being fully withdrawn from the slidable cover.
  • the slidable cover and the blister retainer pack are made of cardboard and the tab-portions are obtained by folding certain portions of the cardboard.
  • the blister strip is fixed on the blister pack retainer using an adhesive.
  • the compliance packs depicted in US7959005 and US8869984 are simpler in their configuration and tend to incur low manufacturing costs at least due to the usage of cardboard.
  • the blister-strip may be either fixed on an intermediate pack (blister retainer pack) or enclosed in an intermediate pack with two sides open (container), the resulting locking- feature fails to provide a secure locking mechanism.
  • the present invention as embodied and broadly described herein describes an assembly for maintaining blister-packs and rendering access thereto.
  • the assembly comprises an enclosure defined by a roof and at least two side-walls to receive a sheet, wherein said enclosure comprises a slot running across said roof to receive a protruding portion of said sheet to limit a movement of said at least one sheet across said enclosure; and a manually operable locking-mechanism implemented within the enclosure to selectively lock the sheet within the enclosure and permit said limited movement of the sheet.
  • the assembly may be a compliance pack for encapsulated items (such as medicines, chewing-gum) and incorporates robust child-resistance (CR) and senior-friendly (SF) features, while exhibiting a substantially simpler architecture with low-manufacturing costs.
  • CR child-resistance
  • SF senior-friendly
  • the advantages of the present invention include, but not limited to, a simple and easy to use compliance pack. As a part of its operation, the compliance-pack necessitates performance of two simultaneous user-actions to dislodge the encapsulated items from the compliance pack for an eventual consumption.
  • the locking mechanism securely locks the blister strip with the housing and the blister-tray using the clip assembly. This provides enhanced protection from the blister strip being accidently pulled or the compliance pack being torn open, since the blister strip is secured with both the housing and the blister tray. Still further, the locking mechanism also facilitates the blister strip to be automatically locked inside the housing upon having been pushed inside the housing, thereby doing away with the need to keep the blister-strip separately and securely.
  • the design and manufacturing of the compliance pack is substantially simple, as the locking mechanism and sliding mechanism have been achieved by ways of projection and cavities carved within the blister tray, blister strip, and the housing.
  • the housing and the blister tray may be constituted by cardboard or analogous material, while the clip-assembly is made of plastic and simple resilient components, e.g. a small-sized torsion spring, constituting the locking mechanism.
  • the present subject matter at least enables a substantially simpler and cost-effective compliance pack, while rendering the CR and SF features.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of a compliance pack in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of a blister tray of the compliance pack of
  • Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of a blister strip of the compliance pack of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of a clip assembly of the compliance pack of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS 5a, 5b, & 5c illustrate perspective views of a housing of the compliance pack of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 6a, 6b, & 6c illustrate cross-sectional view of sequential steps operation of the compliance pack of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 7a, 7b, & 7c illustrate perspective view of the compliance pack of Figure 1 in accordance with sequential steps of Figures 6a, 6b, & 6c, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • any terms used herein such as but not limited to “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and grammatical variants thereof do NOT specify an exact limitation or restriction and certainly do NOT exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated, and furthermore must NOT be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated with the limiting language “MUST comprise” or “NEEDS TO include.”
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exploded perspective view of an assembly (100), hereinafter referred to as a compliance pack (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the compliance-pack (100) comprises an enclosure (101) defined by a roof (shown in Fig. 2) and at least two side-walls (shown in Fig. 2) to receive a sheet (102), wherein said enclosure (101) comprises a slot (shown in Fig. 2) running across said roof to receive a protruding portion (shown in Fig. 3) of said sheet (102) to limit a movement of said at least one sheet (102) across said enclosure (101).
  • the enclosure (101) may be a blister-tray (101) that is adapted to receive a 'blister- strip' (102) or a blister-pack (102) having a plurality of pre-formed plastics for accommodating a plurality of products. While the blister- strip (102) is slideably engaged with the blister- tray (101) through a sliding-mechanism, the extent of such slide of the blister-strip (102) is defined by the length of the slot (shown in Fig. 2). As may be understood, the slot receiving the protruding portion obstructs a linearly-moving protrusion at its two end-points and accordingly the blister- tray (101) is allowed a limited translation- movement. Such protruding-portion protrudes from one of the faces of the blister-pack (102). Further, the enclosure (101) comprises at least one opening at at-least one side to allow an extension of said enclosed sheet (102) outside the boundary of said enclosure (101) as and when the sheet (102) undergoes said limited-movement,
  • a manually operable locking-mechanism (104) is attached to the enclosure (101) to selectively lock the sheet (102) within the enclosure (101) and permit said limited movement of the sheet (102). More specifically, the blister-strip (102) is attached onto the blister-tray (101) through a clip-assembly (104) acting as said manually operable locking- mechanism.
  • the clip assembly (104) may be composed of a clip (105), a clip base (106), a guide (107), and a torsion spring (108).
  • the blister-strip (102) comprises another protruding portion for interacting with the locking-mechanism (104) in a locked- state, thereby altogether arresting any movement of the blister- strip (102) within the enclosure (101) as long as the clip-assembly (104) lies in a locked state.
  • the compliance pack (100) including the blister-pack can be easily assembled at a pharmaceutical-industry or any other fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry meant for packing edible items in blister-packs.
  • the blister- packs (102) forming a part of the compliance pack (100) may be replaceable by other blister-packs (102) of pre-defined dimensions with respect to a particular enclosure (101).
  • Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of the enclosure (101) or the blister-tray (101) of the compliance-pack (100) of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the blister-tray (101) includes a first portion (200) and a second portion (201), such that while an area of the first portion (200) is larger than the area of the second portion (201), both portions (200) and (201) are integral to each other.
  • the enclosure (101) is defined by two- side walls (202-1) and (202-2) extending along the sides of the first and second portions (200, 201), and a roof (203) supported between the side walls (202-1) and (202-1).
  • the enclosure (101) may be created in a monolithic -form by molding a base material (e.g. a card-board material) in the pre-defined manner.
  • the height of the side walls (202-1) and (202-2) may be defined in order to accommodate the blister strip (102) in a snug-fit manner.
  • the roof (203) of the enclosure (101) may be extruded to create the slots (204) as running along the length of the roof (203). As shown in Fig.2, the guiding slots
  • the slots (204) receive the protruding portion from the blister-pack (102) placed beneath the slots (204) and accordingly permit the linear- movement of the blister-pack (102) by a limited extent.
  • the blister tray (101) includes an aperture (205) as carved within the center of the roof (203) at the second portion (201) and partly within the center of the first portion
  • the aperture (205) so constituted is disposed at the junction of the first portion (200) and the second portion (201).
  • the orifices (206) are carved within the roof at the second portion (201) and also lie equidistant from the aperture (205) within the second portion
  • the aperture (205) within the roof at the first portion (200) is positioned between the pair of guiding-slots (204), such that the slots (204) are located at either side of the aperture
  • the aperture (205) spans across the entire length of the roof of the second portion (201), it extends only by a pre-determined length within the first portion (200). More specifically, the aperture (205) and the pair of orifices (206) are designed to accommodate the clip-assembly (104) within the enclosure (101), as explained later with respect to Fig. 4. Further, the blister tray (101) includes a pair of receptacles (207) carved-out at either of the side-walls (202-1, 2) at the bottom-area of the tray (101). The two receptacles (207) are incorporated at identical locations within the two side-walls (202-1, 2) and accordingly disposed directly-opposite to each-other.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of the sheet (102) or the blister strip (102) of the compliance pack (100) of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the blister strip (102) can be manufactured using any suitable technique as known in the art.
  • the blister strip (102) is made by thermoforming plastic and comprises an open end holding a tablet sealed by an aluminum foil.
  • the blister strip (102) includes a first region (300) and a second region (301), such that the first region (300) has a larger-area than the second region (301).
  • the surface comprises a plurality of evenly-spaced chambers (302) or preformed plastics that accommodate a plurality of edible or medicinal products, such as pharmaceutical pill or tablet or capsule, which are disposed on a front side of the blister strip (102) in the first region (300).
  • the item in each of the spaced chambers (302) is sealed using a film cover on a rear side of the blister strip (102).
  • the edible or medicinal item is released from a particular chamber by applying a downward pressure to the selected-chamber in order to tear-open the film cover for releasing the item.
  • a pair of protruding portions (303) or guiding-projections (303) is disposed and protrudes upwards from surface of the blister-strip (102).
  • the guiding-projections (303) are symmetrically disposed within the second-region (301) and positioned near the edges of the blister-strip (102).
  • the end points of the slots (204) obstruct the protruding portions (303) and accordingly define the limits of translation-motion as undertaken by the blister-strip (102).
  • the guiding projections (303) upon getting obstructed by the end-points of the slots (204) prevent a complete pull-out of the blister-strip (102) from the compliance-pack (100).
  • the blister strip (102) includes another set of protruding portions (304) or a pair of stoppers (304) symmetrically disposed within the second region (301) and positioned between the guiding-projections (303).
  • Such pair of stoppers (304) may be disposed in middle of the second region (301) and engage with the clip (105) during the locked conditions. Accordingly, the engagement of the clip (105) with the stoppers (304) prevents the blister strip (102) from being completely pulled out.
  • FIG 4 illustrates a perspective view of an assembled clip assembly (104) of the compliance pack (100) of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the clip-assembly (104) includes the clip (105), the clip base (106), a guide-pin (107), and the torsion spring (108).
  • the clip (105) includes a release tab (400) and a locking panel (401).
  • the clip base (106) is designed to accommodate the guide-pin (107) and the torsion spring (108).
  • the clip base (106) also includes a pair of locking projections (402) that are received by the recesses (206) of the blister-tray (101), thereby leading to the engagement of the pair of locking projections (402) with the blister- tray (101) and in-turn leading to engagement of the locking panel (401) with the pair of stoppers (304) of the blister strip (102).
  • the clip-assembly (104) may be preferably formed of hard-plastic or other suitable materials.
  • the locking mechanism (104) or the clip-assembly (104) is attached to said enclosure (101) and is controllable by a user to facilitate the limited movement of said sheet (102). As explained later, the movement is triggered by an actuation of the locking mechanism (104) and a manually-done pulling of the sheet (102).
  • locking mechanism (104) has been referred as a clip- lock actuated by a clip-press, the same may be extended to cover other types of locking- mechanisms as well, such as a spring-loaded lock actuated by lift of a cap, and a slider-lock actuated by a sliding-action.
  • FIGs 5a, 5b, & 5c illustrate perspective views of a housing (103) of the compliance pack (100) of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the housing (103) may be manufactured as a monolithic material from paper or paperboard or cardboard or a similar material through molding. Further, as may be understood, the rectangular-space defined within the housing (103) receives the blister tray (101) and the blister strip (102). The clip-assembly (104) is received externally within the space defined by the aperture (205).
  • the housing (103) includes a top panel (500), a bottom panel (501), and side panels (502-1) and (502-2). Further, the housing (103) includes an end stop panel (503) in sealing- engagement with the top-panel (500) and the bottom panel (501) at first end of the side panels (502-1) and (502-2). In one example, end stop panel (503) is folded over and glued to the top panel (500), the bottom panel (501), and the side panels (502-1) and (502-2). In another example, the top panel (500), the bottom panel (501), and the side panels (502-1) and (502-2) are shaped by molding to achieve the housing (103). Thus, the housing (103) as obtained is a cuboid having one side as open and another side as closed. The open side of the housing (103) allows entry of the blister strip (102) within the enclosure (100) and later on the partial-pull of the blister-strip (102) as and when required.
  • the top panel (500) and the bottom panel (501) may also include appropriate provisions for enabling a stable-accommodation of the blister strip (102) within the enclo sure ( 100) .
  • the top panel (500) and the end stop panel (503) includes a recess (504) defined to accommodate the release tab (400) of the clip (105).
  • the release-tab (400) allows its depression by a user to cause disengagement of a locking -panel (401) from the pair of stoppers (303) at the blister strip (102) and thereafter permits a pulling-out of the blister strip (102). Owing to the provision of the torsional- spring (108), the release-tab (400) returns back to its un-disturbed position upon having been released by the user.
  • the side panels (502-1) and (502-2) include a pair of tabs (505) or inward- protrusions that have been carved-out within the side panels (502-1, 2).
  • the pair of inward- protrusions (505) are disposed directly opposite with respect to each other and closer to the end stop panel (503).
  • the pair of inward protrusions (505) are adapted to be received within the correspondingly- shaped receptacles (207) at the blister-tray (101) in a snap-fit configuration.
  • the pair of tabs (502) and the pair of tab receptacles (207) securely engage the blister tray (101) within the housing (103) or interlock the blister tray (101) and the housing (103).
  • the bottom panel (501) includes a pair of perforations (506) symmetrically disposed at the bottom surface.
  • the pair of perforations (506) Upon receipt of blister-tray (101) and blister-sheet (102) within the housing (103), the pair of perforations (506) get axially- aligned with the pair of orifices (206) of the blister tray (101) and also with the pair of locking projections (402) of the clip-base (106).
  • the recess (504) of the housing (103) gets aligned with the analogously- shaped aperture (205) of the blister tray (101).
  • the recess (504) of the housing (103) and the aperture (205) of the enclosure (101) coincide with each other to define a space for implementing said locking mechanism (104).
  • a pair of fasteners such as screws or rivets may be inserted into the perforations (506) of the bottom-panel (501) from the bottom, thereby leading to fastening of the housing (103), the blister-tray (101), the locking mechanism (104) as a 'single' unit and accordingly a secure-engagement of the housing
  • the blister-strip (102) also gets accommodated in a rigid manner within the housing (103), owing to its interaction with the clip assembly
  • the locking mechanism (104) is achieved by ways of projection and cavities incorporated into the blister-tray (101), the blister strip (102), the housing (103), and the clip assembly (104).
  • FIGS 6 & 7 illustrates sequential steps operation of the compliance pack of Figure 1, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figures 6(a) and 7(a) illustrate a cross-sectional view and perspective view of the assembled compliance pack (100), respectively.
  • the blister tray (101) is in sealing engagement with the housing (103) through the clip assembly (105).
  • the locking panel (401) is in engagement with the pair of stoppers (304) to lock the blister strip (102) and consequently, the pair of guiding-projections (303) is positioned at the first end of the pair of guiding slots (204). This prevents the blister strip (102) from being easily withdrawn from the housing (103), thereby providing the CR feature.
  • Figures 6(b) and 7(b) illustrate a cross-sectional view and perspective view of the assembled compliance pack (100), respectively, when the release tab (400) of the clip (105) is depressed.
  • the locking panel (401) disengages with the pair of stoppers (304) of the blister strip (102), thereby enabling the blister strip (102) to be pulled out.
  • Figures 6(c) and 7(c) illustrate a cross- sectional view and perspective view of the assembled compliance pack (100), respectively, when the blister strip (102) is being pulled out.
  • the blister strip (102) slides through the pair of guiding slots (204) of the blister tray (101).
  • the blister strip (102) can be pulled out to either inspect the strip (102) or remove the solid item from the plurality of spaced chambers (302). Since the removal of the blister strip (102) from the housing (103) requires a simultaneous/twin-action of depression of the clip (105), and pulling-out of the blister strip (102), the CR feature is realized. Further, since relatively small efforts are required to pull the blister strip (102) and insertion of the blister- strip back into the compliance-pack (100), the SF feature is automatically rendered.
  • the blister strip (102) can pulled out until the pair of guiding projections (303) are obstructed by a distal end of the pair of guiding slots (204). This prevents the blister strip (102) from coming out completely outside the housing (103).
  • the blister strip (102) upon pushing the blister strip (102) back into the tray (101) within the housing (103), the blister strip (102) as directed by the pair of guiding slots (204) and the locking panel (401) automatically engages with the pair of stopper (304) and is restored to its original position or the locked-state as illustrated in the Figures 6(a) and 7(a).

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La présente invention concerne un appareil pour maintenir et accéder à des emballages-coques et permettre l'accès à ceux-ci. L'appareil comprend un logement (101) défini par une paroi supérieure (203) et au moins deux parois latérales (202-1, 2), destiné à recevoir une plaquette (102), ledit logement (101) comprenant une fente (204) s'étendant à travers ladite paroi supérieure (203), destinée à recevoir une partie en saillie (303) de ladite plaquette (102) afin de limiter un mouvement de ladite ou desdites plaquettes (102) à travers ledit logement (101) ; et un mécanisme de blocage (104) actionnable manuellement, mis en œuvre à l'intérieur du logement (101) pour bloquer sélectivement la plaquette (102) à l'intérieur du logement (101) et permettre ledit mouvement limité de la plaquette (102).
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